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VB6 vs VB.NET controls


This section describes the differences between VB6 and .NET controls and the problems you can find in migrating VB6 applications with user-interface. The differences that are common to most controls are described in the Controls (general) section.

For a list of differences between VB6 and VB.NET language, see here.

Controls (general)



Form object



MDIForm object



UserControl object



Menu control



Label control



TextBox control



CheckBox and OptionButton controls



CommandButton control



ListBox control



ComboBox control



Frame control



PictureBox control



Image control



HScrollBar and VScrollBar controls



DriveListBox control



DirListBox control



FileListBox control



Timer control







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